As shopping malls around the U.S. have become abandoned, cities and suburbs have faced issues similar to Atlantic City – what to do with these large, empty, buildings? Determining, or dreaming up, ways of repurposing or upcycling these spaces could give us an edge when the time comes.

If we think of our meetings as one of the essential segments along the curriculum pathway, how might we change the way we do things to benefit our learners? And, how can you implement principles of curriculum development into your planning process?

For years, our industry has struggled to define what an industry "veteran" is and what it means to be or to be "professional." Are other industries defining the terms more easily? Do we need to know what we mean in order to develop programming? To honor industry members?